Attempted Child Assault at Lafayette Park in San Francisco: Police

San Francisco police are investigating an attempted assault on a 7-year-old child, possibly inside a park bathroom.

Police investigate attempted sexual assault of child at San Francisco park

The attempted assault happened at about 4 p.m. Friday. Neighbors said police spent lots of time investigating the bathroom area of Lafayette Park at Gough and Sacramento streets.

San Francisco police say they’re investigating an attempted sexual assault of a 7-year-old child

Police described the suspect as a white male, 30 to 40 years old, and about 5 feet, 11 inches tall. He has brown hair, brown eyes, and was wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt, with gray and black letters on the front.

Please see attempted sexual assault suspect sites from Lafayette Park yesterday at 4pm. Victim is 7 years old am no other info is available due to sensitive nature of incident and confidential per 293 California Penal Code.

Police investigate attempted sexual assault of child at San Francisco park

He also wore blue jeans with green, black, and white tennis shoes.
Neighbors said the park is usually busy.
Police said he was last seen running parallel to the park to Washington Street and on to Gough Street.